Cops Fail To Protect Own Informant From Rape, Then Charge Her With a Drug Crime
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Pregnant and postpartum women arrested on minor drug charges can find themselves locked up for months in Etowah County.
Government should not penalize investment, thwart competition, discourage innovation and work, or obstruct production.
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The measure will be on the ballot, but depending on how the state Supreme Court rules, the votes may just not be counted.
Empire State politicians will soon wonder why the marijuana black market still thrives.
The results confirm that the ongoing collapse of marijuana prohibition has not boosted underage consumption.
New York state enacts one of the most bizarre laws of the drug war.
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The psychiatrist and Good Chemistry author has written the definitive account of "the science of connection from soul to psychedelics."
The former TV doctor, who two years ago said "we ought to completely change our policy on marijuana," mocks his opponent for agreeing.
The California governor argued that the bill could lead to "a world of unintended consequences."
Notwithstanding federal pot prohibition, the appeals court says, the requirement violated the Commerce Clause's implicit prohibition of anti-competitive interstate trade barriers.
Nikki Fried hopes to challenge Gov. Ron DeSantis, who agrees with her on guns and weed.
The governor, like Republican politicians in other red states where support for legalization is surprisingly strong, does not seem to think it is risky to defy public opinion.
It’s a small step toward breaking down barriers between patients and innovative medicine.
If all of the ballot initiatives succeed, pot will be legal in 25 states.
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Frank Javier Fonseca's punishment, which may amount to a life sentence, is a microcosm for many of the issues with the U.S. criminal legal system.
The CDC, which issued disastrous pain treatment advice in 2016, is still pushing a narrative contradicted by recent data.
Lethal drug raids in Louisville and Houston were based on fishy police affidavits that turned out to be fraudulent.
The Justice Department says that policy is rational and consistent with the right to keep and bear arms.
The millennial news site called them hypocrites, but Greg Gutfeld and Kat Timpf have a long history of advocating drug legalization.
It is unclear if, or when, she could be freed by a prisoner exchange.
Travelers caught with small amounts of marijuana at the U.S. border face much less severe punishment.
So far no one has been held criminally liable for the disastrous drug raid, which was based on a flimsy and falsified search warrant affidavit.
Supervised facilities aim to make a dent in the dramatic increase in overdose deaths.
"We have to make changes now to save lives," Brooke Jenkins said, announcing tougher penalties for fentanyl dealers.
With 28 percent of Americans trying hallucinogens, the days are numbered for bans.
The Senate majority leader has repeatedly blocked a bill that would address the robbery threat to state-licensed pot shops.
The Senate majority leader’s marijuana bill would pile on more taxes and regulations, despite years of complaints about the barriers they create.
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The case shows how lax supervisors, incurious prosecutors, deferential judges, credulous jurors, and inattentive defense attorneys abet police misconduct.
The U.S. justice system also has a staggeringly low acquittal rate and over-charges on drug offenses.
The Senate majority leader's 296-page bill would compound the barriers to successful legalization.
An earlier draft of the bill, favored by the Los Angeles Times, would have required the labels be huge, with 12-point font and yellow backgrounds.
The unanimous decision is a good first step for getting law enforcement out of prescription decisions.
Alvin Bragg campaigned on "ending mass incarceration." But that promise apparently does not apply to Jose Alba.
Here's hoping we don't wind up with more of the spending and favoritism that's become so common.
Unfortunately, so do more regulations and potential fines.
The agency’s policies would boost the black market and smoking-related deaths.
The WNBA player has been detained in Russia on drug possession charges since February.
Federal and state agencies are busting unlicensed marijuana merchants, who face decades in prison.
Bureaucrats say they want to save lives. But they're moving to block a tool that is proven to help smokers quit entirely.
The principle has implications that go far beyond abortion. Some of them deserve far more attention than they have gotten to this point.
Brian Doherty's history of underground comix chronicles how Robert Crumb, Art Spiegelman, and others challenged censorship and increased free speech.